West Park leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 88% of adults in West Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Park, ~25% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Park leans more Republican than 8 of 82 neighbors.
West Park runs about 32 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Park. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 36 points.
Why West Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for West Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Park votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 29%, modestly below the Ohio average of 34%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as West Park, OH does.
Why turnout in West Park looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in West Park have completed high school, about 8 points above the Ohio average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Findlay, OH R+23
- Benton Ridge, OH R+56
- Rawson, OH R+57
- McComb, OH R+58
- Houcktown, OH R+61
- Van Buren, OH R+59
- Mount Cory, OH R+59
- Arlington, OH R+55
- Shawtown, OH R+57
- Jenera, OH R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vivian, OK R+64
- Nine Times, SC R+70
- Gustavus, AK R+18
- Morse, IA D+6
- Pepperton, GA R+29
- Trickum, GA R+73
- Levasy, MO R+57
- Verdunville, WV R+66
- Sprott, MO R+63
- Digbey, GA R+67
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.